Mabuza commits to improve lives of military veterans

Deputy President David Mabuza has committed to resolves issues facing military veterans by improving their lives.

Mabuza joined by Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela met with with military veterans and their associations today, in Bloemfontein, in his capacity as chairperson of the Presidential Task Team on military veterans.

His visit comes after the veterans marched to the Free State Premier’s office last week, where they handed over a memorandum of their demands.

In their memorandum, veterans said they’ve been left out in the cold, and that they should be recognised for the sacrifices they made in the service.

Addressing a gathering full of veterans, Mabuza assured to the attendees that government is committed to resolving their challenges and giving them quality services.

“We are making progress. Of course I am not happy about the pace that we are taking, the speed at which we are moving and I’m sure that as we go we are going to pick up the pace,” Mabuza said.

“We therefore call upon military veterans of all associations to work together with us and I can assure there is a clear determination from our side to deal with your issues.

“We respect you, we honour you, as a country, we cannot afford to forget our history and where we come from. We cannot afford to forget the role that you have played in the liberation of this country,” addressed the Deputy President.

Mabuza said the Department of Military Veterans will be beefed up to deliver quality of service to the veterans.